Where does “Lontra” come from?

Lontra (Translingual) comes from Portuguese lontra, from Old Portuguese lontra, from Latin lutra, from Proto-Italic utrā, from Proto-Indo-European udréh₂, from Proto-Indo-European udrós, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Lontra (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Lontra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselontraotter
2Old Portugueselontra—
3Latinlutraan otter
4Proto-Italicutrāotter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanudréh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European udrós →